The e-commerce and technology company has begun applying for permits to fly delivery drones in Darlington, England.

Test drone deliveries in America saw Amazon deliver free items, such as cans of soup, to driveways. Amazon has chosen Darlington as the first location in the UK to see parcels delivered by drones. It says it will now start the planning process for initial flights from its fulfilment centre on the outskirts of the town.

Amazon's delivery drones are set to return to British skies, nine years after they were first trialled near Cambridge.